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Top 25 Accounting and consulting firms based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 1,371 accounting and consulting firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 21,162 professional contacts across them, including 5,041 with verified work emails and 437 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers accounting and consulting firms headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
1,371Companies
21,162Contacts tracked
5,041Verified emails
437Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest accounting and consulting firms based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,371 accounting and consulting firms based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to accounting and consulting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceParktown, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202610001+2,338 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“KPMG operates as an international network of member firms offering audit, tax and advisory services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 20261,001-5,0001,870 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Audit | Advisory | Tax The South African member firm of BDO International - The Leader for Exceptional Client Service since 1963 BDO clients experience a distinctive level of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3Indirect evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026501-1,000634 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The history of Nexia SAB & T dates back, when black business in general and black accountancy firms in particular were virtually unheard of.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026501-1,000412 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PKF is one of the largest mid-tier accounting firms in South Africa, providing multi-disciplinary auditing, accounting and business advisory services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500256 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At PKF Octagon we believe that our job is to support your future, the future of your business and personal wealth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6Strong evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200216 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Baker Tilly Greenwoods is one of the oldest and largest independent, auditing, accounting, and consulting firms in Cape Town.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500216 contacts →

Partial evidence

“RSM South Africa is part of a world leading network of audit, tax and consulting experts with member firms in over 120 countries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8Indirect evidenceStellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200152 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“LDP Chartered Accountants & Auditors is a leading independent audit and advisory firm based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9Indirect evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500146 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A2A Kopano Incorporated was established in 2006 to provide clients with excellent service in our field.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200144 contacts →

Partial evidence

Accounting and Financial Advisory is a team of highly skilled, highly motivated, performance driven financial staff.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11Partial evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500135 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Audit, tax and consulting.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12Indirect evidenceHilton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200118 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Colenbrander is a leading firm of Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, located in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13Strong evidenceDurban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200101 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Bonakude is an indigenous award-winning professional services firm, specialising in ACCOUNTING, CONSULTING and ASSURANCE.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14Indirect evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-50090 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We provide a full range of accountancy, business advisory and financial services that will help you to achieve your personal and business goals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-50085 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Internal Auditing, IT Auditing, Risk Advisory, Technology Consulting, and Forensics.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16Partial evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20081 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Advoca believes in a dynamic approach to accounting and only use the latest technology and cloud based software packages, placing us at the forefront of change in the accounting…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17Partial evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20080 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Innovation, partnership and prosperity are what most accounting and auditing firms promise.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-50073 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At 1.2.3.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5072 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BGC opened our doors in January 1950 and grown into a respected, established firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20Partial evidenceMidrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20072 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are an accounting and financial services firm dedicated to providing tailored solutions to businesses of all sizes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20071 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At RAiN Chartered Accountants, we are driven by a singular purpose: creating measurable value for our clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22Partial evidenceNelspruit, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5061 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Kesho Chartered Accountants is a Nelspruit-based accounting firm that provides a wide range of accounting services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23Indirect evidencePort Shepstone, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lockhat Incorporated is a firm of registered auditors offering a range of financial services to both corporate business and government.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20058 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2013, The Shard is a South Africa based consulting firm that brings together actuaries, auditors, accountants, and data scientists to deliver integrated, insight led…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25Indirect evidenceDurban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Through happy, fulfilled people, we are evolving business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

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Accounting and consulting firms based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026
23.8%Verified-email coverage
2.1%Mobile-number coverage
15.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
18.2%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg
Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
856
11-50
402
51-200
74
201-500
20
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
8
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
2

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 24.0d

Company record updated

Median 89.0d

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among accounting and consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “accounting and consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names accounting and consulting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among accounting and consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,041 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names accounting and consulting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many accounting and consulting firms are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 1,371 accounting and consulting firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Kpmg South Africa, headquartered in Parktown Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most accounting and consulting firms?

Johannesburg leads with 249 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (124) and Pretoria (122).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,041 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,371 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.